Really great bracelet! (@jay__) For those wondering how much string is needed, it will depend for everyone but I made my strings about 62cm (12 inches) long and my bracelet turned out to be a little over 10cm (a little over 4 inches) + about 2cm (a little under 1 inch) for my starting loop + about 13cm (5 inches) of string left to use for my bracelet ending (if we only count my shortest string). So in total, my bracelet is now about 25cm (10 inches) long, and I haven't braided the end of it yet or cut of the excess string. Hope this helps!